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, with the security situation in south vietnam continuing to deteriorate, the us increased its involvement to 200 @, @ 000 combat troops by early 1965. australia also committed ground forces, dispatching the 1 rar to serve with the us 173rd airborne brigade in bien hoa province in june 1965 and it subsequently fought a number of significant actions, including gang toi, operation crimp and suoi bong trang. in march 1966, the australian government announced the deployment of a brigade @ - @ sized unit — the 1st australian task force ( 1 atf ) — to replace 1 rar. included were a large number